164 pages • first pub 1990 (editions)
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
Publication date: Not specified
Description
From Akutagawa Award-winning author, Yoko Ogawa comes a haunting trio of novellas about love, motherhood, fertility, obsession, and how even the most innocent gestures contain a hairline crack of cruel intent. A lonely teenaged girl falls in love ...
Community Reviews Summary of 848 reviews
Moods
mysterious 71%
tense 42%
reflective 39%
challenging 25%
emotional 17%
sad 15%
adventurous 4%
funny 1%
Pace
slow 22%
fast 22%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 59% | A mix: 28% | Plot: 9% | N/A: 2%Strong character development?
No: 49% | It's complicated: 31% | N/A: 10% | Yes: 8%Loveable characters?
No: 66% | It's complicated: 28% | N/A: 2% | Yes: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 40% | Yes: 34% | N/A: 18% | It's complicated: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 82% | It's complicated: 10% | No: 5% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Child abuse, Emotional abuse, PregnancyModerate
Medical content, Death, IncestMinor
Alcoholism, Body horror, Pedophilia
164 pages • first pub 1990 (editions)
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
Publication date: Not specified
Description
From Akutagawa Award-winning author, Yoko Ogawa comes a haunting trio of novellas about love, motherhood, fertility, obsession, and how even the most innocent gestures contain a hairline crack of cruel intent. A lonely teenaged girl falls in love ...
Community Reviews Summary of 848 reviews
Moods
mysterious 71%
tense 42%
reflective 39%
challenging 25%
emotional 17%
sad 15%
adventurous 4%
funny 1%
Pace
slow 22%
fast 22%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 59% | A mix: 28% | Plot: 9% | N/A: 2%Strong character development?
No: 49% | It's complicated: 31% | N/A: 10% | Yes: 8%Loveable characters?
No: 66% | It's complicated: 28% | N/A: 2% | Yes: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 40% | Yes: 34% | N/A: 18% | It's complicated: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 82% | It's complicated: 10% | No: 5% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Child abuse, Emotional abuse, PregnancyModerate
Medical content, Death, IncestMinor
Alcoholism, Body horror, Pedophilia